Lot Essay
Compare a similar jade disc excavated from the tomb of King of Zhongshan, Pinghsan County, Hebei Province, illustrated in Cuo mu - Zhanguo Zhongshan guo guowang zhi mu, Beijing, 1996, col. pl. 40, fig. 2.
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MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC
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A JADE DISC, BI
MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC
The disc is carved on both sides with raised bosses in the form of comma spirals enclosing the central aperture within raised borders. The stone of celadon tone is covered almost entirely under opaque white alteration.
4 15⁄16 in. (12.5 cm.) diam., box
MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 400-300 BC
The disc is carved on both sides with raised bosses in the form of comma spirals enclosing the central aperture within raised borders. The stone of celadon tone is covered almost entirely under opaque white alteration.
4 15⁄16 in. (12.5 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1990
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien (連懷恩)
VP, Senior Specialist